This book makes a compelling case for placing the social and legal practices of inheritance centre stage to make sense of fundamental questions of our time.
This book proposes an explicit recognition of criminology as a moral science: a philosophically textured appreciation of the presence and role of values in people's reasoning and motivation, set within an empirically rigorous social-scientific account.
A survey of the evolution of student rights, from children as property to free speech, prayer in the classroom, compulsory flag salutes, school searches, drug testing, and the right to equal education.
The third volume of the Vienna Lectures on Legal Philosophy series focuses on one of the most fiercely contested issues in contemporary legal philosophy: the question of the importance of legal reasoning and how to properly engage with it.
The third volume of the Vienna Lectures on Legal Philosophy series focuses on one of the most fiercely contested issues in contemporary legal philosophy: the question of the importance of legal reasoning and how to properly engage with it.
Despite clear evidence of a serious decline in morale, the major competitors in the law firm management marketplace have virtually ignored the motivational facet of current managerial theory and practice.
L'auteur définit quelques notions de base liées à la gestion du foncier, avant d'analyser les modalités, les procédures, les pratiques courantes mais aussi les difficultés en matière d'accès et de contrôle de la terre par les femmes en Guinée Forestière.
This book proposes an explicit recognition of criminology as a moral science: a philosophically textured appreciation of the presence and role of values in people's reasoning and motivation, set within an empirically rigorous social-scientific account.
Forty-three women who have made major contributions to the law through their work in the legal profession, scholarly legal research, and political activism directed at socio-legal reforms are profiled in this bio-bibliographical sourcebook.
Produit d’une collaboration entre la Cour des Comptes du Sénégal et le Centre d’Études et de Recherches en Ingénierie Juridique et Financière (CERIF), cet ouvrage, très didactique, présente les principaux textes qui régissent les finances publiques.
An historical analysis of the development and reform of the law of prior obligations as expressed in preexisting duty rule and past consideration rule.
The issue of the imperial presidency, which is raised in connection with the Bush administration's response to the legal issues flowing from the 9/11 attacks, is one that now resonates broadly across the American political landscape: not just with Democrats, but with Republicans too; and not just with lawyers, but with the American public generally.
An insightful, chronological-by chief justice-examination of the Supreme Court that enables students and readers to understand and appreciate the constitutional role the Court plays in American government and society.
The Handbook on Prisons and Jails brings together some of the brightest scholars and thinkers in the field to offer a wide range of perspectives for understanding the experiences of persons incarcerated or working/volunteering within carceral institutions.
The Journey from Prison to Community: Developing Identity, Meaning and Belonging with Men in the UK provides a practical guide for practitioners working with men to successfully make the transition between prison and the community.
Partant du constat d'une quasi-absence de recours préjudiciel porté par devant la Cour de Justice de l'Union économique et monétaire Ouest africaine, cet ouvrage se propose d'examiner le cadre théorique et pratique à travers lequel les normes communautaires de l'UEMOA sont appréhendées ou devraient être appréhendées par les juges des États membres.
This book investigates the historical economic and legal regimes that legitimated the resource extraction and exploitation of Africa between the 15th and 19th centuries and led to the continent's trajectory of underdevelopment in the world system.
For over a century, many have struggled to turn the Constitution's prime goal "e;to establish Justice"e; into reality for Americans who cannot afford lawyers through civil legal aid.
Au Maroc, les terres collectives de parcours couvrent plus de 53 millions d'hectares et sont dans la plupart des cas des terres collectives marginales destinees a des cultures annuelles pour diverses raisons (secheresses, faible fertilite des sols, risque d'erosion, etc.
La prise de conscience collective des dégâts générés par une empreinte technologique de plus en plus grande avec la mise en danger des ressources naturelles dont l'atmosphère elle-même s'accompagne de l'implication progressive des citoyens dans le débat médiatique ouvert entre les décideurs économiques, les institutions étatiques, les élus locaux et les scientifiques.
Le flux migratoire actuel des jeunes africains vers l'Europe constitue un defi majeur et, en meme temps, une opportunite pour le vieux continent La vaste region sahelienne, en particulier, est devenue un terrain fertile de reflexion sur les differences entre les societes traditionnelles marquees par la religion (musulmane, chretienne ou animiste qu'elle soit) et le modele laique occidental.
Since the Second World War, international laws governing the conduct of war and the behaviour of soldiers on the field of battle have been of strong academic and legal interest.
Since the Second World War, international laws governing the conduct of war and the behaviour of soldiers on the field of battle have been of strong academic and legal interest.
The Handbook on Prisons and Jails brings together some of the brightest scholars and thinkers in the field to offer a wide range of perspectives for understanding the experiences of persons incarcerated or working/volunteering within carceral institutions.
